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Project Information

The research for this project is being gathered ethnographically, through in-depth interviews, discussion groups with teens, and observations. A team of graduate students and faculty members work with teens to develop understandings of Internet use and its implications for the social networks in which they live (families, friends, etc.). Findings that emerge in these interviews are then verified through comparison with U.S. national survey results and through conversations with youth experts from around the world. While there will be several books that emerge out of this project, evolving analyses - both directly from the research of this project and those written by others that influence it - are available on this site by following the publications link on the right navigation bar.